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Martim Afonso de Sousa

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Martim Afonso de Sousa's Grand Plan to Loot Tirumala Ends in a Monumental Flop and Burns a Temple in Kollam

Martim Afonso de Sousa's Grand Plan to Loot Tirumala Ends in a Monumental Flop and Burns a Temple in Kollam

The concluding part of this series narrates how Afonso had to hastily abandon his great plan to loot the wealth of Tirumala. Instead, he chose to burn down and loot a Hindu temple in Kollam.

By Sandeep Balakrishna
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The Tirumala Brahmotsavam that Correa Witnessed

The Tirumala Brahmotsavam that Correa Witnessed

A firsthand description of the grandeur of the Tirumala Brahmotsavam that the Portuguese chronicler Correa witnessed with his own eyes.

By Sandeep Balakrishna
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When the Portuguese Bigot Martim Afonso de Sousa Tried to Invade Tirumala: Unknown Chronicles from the Christian History of India

When the Portuguese Bigot Martim Afonso de Sousa Tried to Invade Tirumala: Unknown Chronicles from the Christian History of India

As the Governor of Portuguese territories of India, Martim Afonso de Sousa launched a military campaign to loot and destroy the sacred temple of Tirumala in 1543. This is the first part of a series narrating this episode of the Christian history of India.

By Sandeep Balakrishna
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